Wicked Italian for the Traveler (Wicked Series) (English and Italian Edition) - Softcover

Tomb, Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0894806173 ISBN 13: 9780894806179

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, 1989

Synopsis

More than just a phrasebook with a sense of humor, Wicked Italian is a cultural survival guide. Confronted with a forgetful innkeeper you'll do better than mumble an apology by learning to say Allora dormiamo nella lobby. ("In that case, we will sleep here in the lobby"). Forced to wait for your dinner you'll say: Bisogna essere Primo Ministro per essere servito qui? ("Must one be Prime Minister to get service here?") Women traveling alone will finally have the phrases they need at their fingertips, such as Contento tu ("Dream on"), Guardi che chiamo la polizia ("I'll call the police"), and Neanche se fosse l'ultimo uomo sulla terra ("Not if you were the last man on earth"). On the other hand, a chapter on "Making Love" teaches the delicate language of amore. Wicked Italian is the next best thing to being named Marcello or Sophia. Ciao!

About this title

From the Back Cover:

VERBAL SELF DEFENSE

"Vada via che sa di aglio."
Buzz off, garlic breath.

"Non mi tocchi."
Don't touch me.

"Fa schifo."
You're disgusting.

"Il sole siciliano le ha cotto il cervello."
The Sicilian sun has cooked your brain.

"Neanche se lei fosse l'unico umo sulla terra."
Not if you were the last man on earth.

"Me lasci in pace."
Leave me alone.

"Chiamo la polizia."
I'll call the police.

About the Author:

Howard Tomb is the author of the Wicked Travel books. He also writes for the Sunday Travel Section of the New York Times.

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0894806173
• ISBN 13: 9780894806179
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64